Greenleaf Behavioral Health offers leading psychiatric treatment for patients 65 and older suffering from mental illness or dementia and co-existing medical conditions. Located in Valdosta, GA, Greenleaf provides the tools needed for lasting recovery through all levels of care.
Geriatric Psychiatric Treatment
Mental illness and dementia treatment for older adults
Greenleaf’s Geriatric Psychiatry Program provides comprehensive diagnosis, treatment, and aftercare planning for patients experiencing emotional, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms.
Our experienced staff provides therapeutic programming to fit each individual’s needs while in our care. We treat our patients with the dignity and respect they deserve while coping with life’s transitions, depression, anxiety, psychosis, or other behavioral changes related to aging.
Patients can be referred by nursing homes, memory care, senior living facilities, family members, hospitals, home health agencies, or themselves.
What We Treat
Mental health conditions treated in our Geriatric Psychiatric Program
We treat a wide variety of mental health conditions and other behavioral changes related to aging, including:
- Dementia
- Depression
- Bipolar disorder
- Suicidal ideation or gestures
- Auditory or visual hallucinations
Types of Treatment
Therapies and treatments offered in our Geriatric Psychiatry Program
Based on each individual’s treatment needs, our program may include:
- Group therapy
- Recreational therapy
- Family education and therapy
- Management of co-existing medical conditions
- Medication management
- Transition and aftercare planning
